1. how-to-kiss-distinctly-american: A jorts-wearing fan lives the dream and rushes the field after Mets’ no hitter. This man is an American hero.

    how-to-kiss-distinctly-american:

    A jorts-wearing fan lives the dream and rushes the field after Mets’ no hitter.

    This man is an American hero.





  2. oldtimefamilybaseball: Where Tom Seaver, Dwight Gooden, and Dave Mlicki failed before, Johan Santana succeeded. Queens finally has a no-hitter to call their own.  9 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 5 BB, 8 SO and 134 pitches on a surgically repaired arm. 

    oldtimefamilybaseball:

    Where Tom Seaver, Dwight Gooden, and Dave Mlicki failed before, Johan Santana succeeded. Queens finally has a no-hitter to call their own. 

    9 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 5 BB, 8 SO and 134 pitches on a surgically repaired arm. 





  3. siphotos: Lenny Dykstra (4) celebrates with teammates Rick Aguilera, Bob Ojeda and Dwight Gooden after defeating the Red Sox in Game 7 of the 1986 World Series. The Mets are off to a perfect 4-0 start. Is another World Series in their future? (Ronald C. Modra /SI) GALLERY: Remembering the 1986 World SeriesCORCORAN: Five thoughts on a wild opening weekend

    siphotos:

    Lenny Dykstra (4) celebrates with teammates Rick Aguilera, Bob Ojeda and Dwight Gooden after defeating the Red Sox in Game 7 of the 1986 World Series. The Mets are off to a perfect 4-0 start. Is another World Series in their future? (Ronald C. Modra /SI)

    GALLERY: Remembering the 1986 World Series
    CORCORAN: Five thoughts on a wild opening weekend





  4. picturecardsandbubblegum:

    1970 Topps Tom Seaver
    I acquired this card sometime in the late 80’s, I don’t remember how or where. I do remember knowing I had a vintage card of a soon to be Hall of Fame pitcher. Every time I flip by it in my collection I can remember when it was the only card I had in a card saver (even though it was so beat up), when it was in a binder with a bunch of random cards, when it was in a top loader randomly thrown in a box of stuff at my mom’s house, and now back in my collection.





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    theyseemerollins: lollllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll  (you people don’t need to know how many pictures of David I have, it’s absurd.)

    theyseemerollins:

    lollllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll  (you people don’t need to know how many pictures of David I have, it’s absurd.)





  6. upnorthtrips: BACK IN THE DAY | 8/25/1985 | Dwight Gooden becomes the youngest 20-game winner in history.

    upnorthtrips:

    BACK IN THE DAY | 8/25/1985 | Dwight Gooden becomes the youngest 20-game winner in history.





  7. David Wright is One Crafty Little Bugger

    oldtimefamilybaseball:

    Oh yeah, just the ole fake to first, run down the very fast baseballer and tag him out move. Yeah, seen it a hundred times. 





  8. upnorthtrips: MOOKIE

    upnorthtrips:

    MOOKIE





  9. peripherybaseball: September 17, 1986: the New York Mets clinch the National League East title at Shea Stadium. photographer unknown.

    peripherybaseball:

    September 17, 1986: the New York Mets clinch the National League East title at Shea Stadium.

    photographer unknown.





  10. Hot Foot: Spy in the Press Box →

    hotfoot:

    One of my favorite baseball books I read as a kid was, “Moe Berg: The Spy Behind Home Plate.” If you aren’t familiar with the tale of Moe Berg, he was a major league catcher in the 20s and 30s, serving as a spy for the CIA afterwards.

    Saturday night, I felt like Moe Berg. Well, not really - but…